The British Afghan Women's Society
is acting fast to prevent an even worse repeat of the unexpected cold
spell tragedy. In the camps, always misery-ridden at any time of year,
the babies with weakened immune systems from poor nutrition succumbed
quickly. Heat is drawn from small bodies in a fraction of the time as
adults, and hypothermia sets in especially quickly

This week the temperatures in Kabul
will be in the upper to mid-twenties until Monday, then Tuesday's
forecast is low teens. Then on Wednesday they will plunge down to the
single digits, 7 degrees F.

The British Afghan Women's Society will be taking donations at
collection points across the UK. The cargo will then be loaded onto an
air cargo transport. The air cargo transport donor or donors, angels in
the true sense of the word, will land in Kabul, where eager hands and
contacts on the other side will take charge of distribution of blankets,
warm baby clothes, baby formula, food, vitamins, and other manner of
assistance.

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To bulk up the load for a cargo plane, donations are being accepted
from the British Afghan Women's Society. American credit cards can be
used even though donations are denominated in British pounds. A small
conversion fee may be charged. Please reference donation with the note "winter012."

Ralph Lopez majored in Economics and Political Science at Yale University. He writes for Truth Out, Alternet, Consortium News, Op-Ed News, and other Internet media. He reported from Afghanistan in 2009 and produced a short documentary film on the (more...)